Overview
- US District Judge Sara Ellis approved depositions of senior officials, including CBP’s Gregory Bovino, ICE’s Russell Hott and CBP Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Daniel Parra, to question use-of-force decisions in Chicago.
- Ellis expanded her restraining order to require body-worn cameras when agents encounter demonstrators, citing concerns about compliance with limits on chemical agents and crowd-control tactics.
- Testimony showed all on-duty CBP agents in Chicago have and must use body cameras, while ICE Special Response Teams have not been issued cameras.
- The judge ordered preservation of video evidence after testimony that surveillance at the Broadview ICE facility recycles every 28 days, with some earlier footage likely overwritten.
- Federal officials described reporting and training protocols, noting no CBP agents have been disciplined to date, as the court scrutinizes tear gas deployments on October 12 in Albany Park and October 14 on the Southeast Side.